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mesotegmic

mesotegmic adjective: pertaining to the middle of the integument as opposed to the outer or inner epidermis of the integument.

Adjective

mesotegmic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the middle of the integument as opposed to the outer or inner epidermis of the integument.
    • The mesotegmic construction is rare and found in conjunction with either an exotegmen or an endotegmen.2003, Roger D. Smith, Seed Conservation: Turning Science Into Practice, →ISBN, page 263

Origin of mesotegmic

From meso- + tegmic.

Questions about mesotegmic

What does mesotegmic mean?
Mesotegmic means pertaining to the middle of the integument as opposed to the outer or inner epidermis of the integument.
What part of speech is mesotegmic?
Mesotegmic is an adjective.

Words near mesotegmic in the dictionary

  1. mesotarsomere
  2. mesotarsomeres
  3. mesotarsus
  4. mesotartaric acid
  5. mesotaurodont
  6. mesotegmic
  7. mesotelencephalic
  8. mesoteloblast
  9. mesoteloblasts
  10. mesotemperate
  11. mesotendon

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